Span X Scale - Keysight x-series User Reference Manual

10 Monitor Spectrum Measurement

SPAN X Scale

SPAN X Scale
Displays the menu keys that enable you to control the span parameters.
Key Path
Initial S/W Revision
Span
Sets the span of the Spectrum display.
Key Path
Remote Command
Example
Dependencies
862
Front-panel key
A.13.00
SPAN X Scale
[:SENSe]:MONitor:FREQuency:SPAN <frequency>
[:SENSe]:MONitor:FREQuency:SPAN?
MON:FREQ:SPAN 1 MHZ
MON:FREQ:SPAN?
Span can be selected between 1 kHz and 10 MHz in steps of 1, 2 and 5. The span is dependent on
both the Meters RBW and the Spectrum RBW as shown below.
Meters RBW: for most Meters RBW's, the max Span is 10 times the Meters RBW. The exact limits
are shown below.
1 MHz
120 kHz
100 kHz
10 kHz
9 kHz
1 kHz
200 Hz
100 Hz
10 Hz
Spectrum RBW is limited to specific ranges depending on the Span, as shown below.
10 MHz
5 MHz
2 MHz
1 MHz
500 kHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
10 MHz
2 MHz
1 MHz
200 kHz
20 kHz
20 kHz
2 kHz
10 kHz – 100 kHz
10 kHz – 100 kHz
1 kHz – 10 kHz
1 kHz – 10 kHz
300 Hz – 3 kHz
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